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First contact with Europeans in 1606; in 1774 James Cook gave islands the name "New Hebrides".
1906-1980 Anglo-French condominium. In 1980 released into independence as Vanuatu. Timeline : Vanuatu |
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| E x t e r n a l . F i l e s |
| Country Profiles | Links, Portals | Organizations | Accounts of History | Politics | Military History | Economic History |
| Social History | Ethnography | History of Religion | Regional History | Local History | Institutions | Culture |
| Biography | Others |
| D o c u m e n t s |
| Historical Data | Documents | Institutions | National Symbols |
| P r i n t e d . R e f e r e n c e |
| Bibliographies | Online Libraries | Online Journals | General Accounts | Specific Topics | Historical Dictionaries | Others |
| DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNAL FILES |
| Country Profiles |
from BBC Country Profiles;
from Wikipedia;
from CIA World Factbook from Index Mundi Jane's Vanuatu Home Page |
| Links | General |
from dmoz Category : Vanuatu, from Wikipedia |
| on History |
Category : History of Vanuatu, from Wikipedia Melanesian Culture : Vanuatu, from Vanuatu Tourism; several files on Vanuatu History Peter Murgatroyd, A History of Vanuatu : Selected Readings |
| Organizations |
Pacific History Association Pacific Islands Museums and Cultural Institutions Association (PIMA) New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Pacific Islands Interest Group Pacific Islands Study Circle (Philately) La Societe des Oceanistes |
| Historical Dictionaries |
Archaeopedia New Zealand |
| Timelines |
Timeline, from BBC News |
| Accounts of History |
Article : History of Vanuatu, from Wikipedia M. Russell, Polynesia: a history of the South Sea islands, including New Zealand ; with narrative of the introduction of christianity, 1852, GB |
| Politics |
Political Resources on the Web : Vanuatu Governments on the WWW : Vanuatu; Article Politics of Vanuatu, from Wikipedia |
| Military |
| Economy & Finances |
Article Economy of Vanuatu, from Wikipedia Global Integrity : Vanuatu 2007 |
| Ethnography |
Languages of Vanuatu (110), from Ethnologue World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Vanuatu |
| Religion |
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Vanuatu, from Kirken i Norge Category Religion in Vanuatu, from Wikipedia |
| Local History |
Entry Espiritu Santo, from Footnotes to History, by James L. Erwin |
| Institutions |
Vanuatu, from Airline History |
| Biographies |
| Others |
Finding Vanuatu, from South Pacific Organizer Oceania Ecoregion, from WWF |
| WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
| Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
World Statesmen : Vanuatu by Ben Cahoon |
| Lists of Ambassadors |
Chinese Ambassadors to Vanuatu, from PRC MOFA Political Graveyard : Vanuatu, has incomplete list of U.S. diplomatic chiefs |
| Lists of Bishops |
Article : Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Vila, from Wikipedia |
| Population Figures |
Historical Population Statistics : Vanuatu, from
Population Statistics, by Jan Lahmeyer |
| Documents | Historical Newspapers |
Search Papers Past
(New Zealand Newspapers 1839-1920) Search Newspapers SG (Singapore Newspapers 1831-2006) Historic Australian Newspapers 1803-1954 Life Magazine 1936-1972, GB, 45 entries for New Hebrides |
| Modern Newspapers |
links from Online Newspapers |
| Image Databanks |
Wikimedia Commons License Plates : Vanuatu; from License Plates of the World Airline Timetable Images : Vanuatu |
| Video Documentaries |
Search INA for Nouvelles Hebrides |
| Archival Deposits |
Search State Records Authority of New South Wales for New Hebrides |
| Constitutions, Laws |
| Treaties |
| Consular Reports |
| Document Collections |
| Historical Maps |
Oceania Maps, from Perry Castaneda Map Collection, UTexas; scroll down for Vanuatu |
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Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
Secular |
Article Tonga, from the EB 1911 |
| Religious |
The New Hebrides, pp.288-291 in C.F. Blumhardt, Christian missions:
or a manual of missionary geography and history, 1799, GB Article New Hebrides from Catholic Encyclopedia, 1911 edition |
| Economic |
| Geographical |
New Hebrides, pp.669-673 in vol.2 of
A system of geography, 1807, GB New Hebrides, pp.589-592 in C. Malte-Brun, Universal Geography, 1822, GB New Hebrides, pp.942-964 in A.G. Findlay, A Directory for the Navigation of the Pacific Ocean, 1851, GB |
| Historical |
| Parliamentary Debates |
Hansard (British Parliament) |
| Tour Guides, Travelogues |
| Institutions | Archives, Musea, Libraries |
Vanuatu Cultural Center, Film, Sound and Photo Archive,
National Museum,
National Library,
Cultural/Historic Sites Register |
| Official Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flag, from FOTW National Anthem, from National Anthems; from David's National Anthem Reference Page |
| Coins, Banknotes |
Banknotes of the New Hebrides, of
Vanuatu, from banknotes.com Banknotes of the New Hebrides, of Vanuatu, from World Currency Museum; of the New Hebrides, of Vanuatu, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money |
| Stamps |
Rare New Hebrides Stamps, from Sandafayre Stamp Gallery;
New Hebrides Stamps 1908-1938, from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920
by Evert Klaseboer; Virtual Stamp Album New Hebrides by Roland Klinger |
| PRINTED REFERENCE |
| Bibliographies |
Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde
(Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies), keyword Brunei (site in German, most titles listed in English;
hundreds of entries; publications mostly since 1970) RHS Bibliography |
| Online Libraries | General |
Gutenberg Library Online,
Internet Archive Persee (French search engine) |
| Online Journals | On Oceania |
| Historiography |
Article : Pacific Islands Historiography, by K.R. Howe, pp.685-687, in vol.2 of A Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing, NY 1998 [G] |
| General Accounts | On Oceania |
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol.25, pp.275-277
Article Pacific Islands : Vanuatu. KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862h v.25 |
| On Vanuatu |
| Historical Dictionaries |
Robert D. Craig and Franklin P. King, Historical Dictionary of Oceania, Westport CT : Greenwood 1981 [G] |
| Historical Atlas |
Colin McEvedy, The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Pacific,
London : Penguin 1998, 120 pp. [G] |
| Statistical Data |
IHS : B.R. Mitchell, International Historical Statistics. Africa, Asia & Oceania 1750-2000, London : Palgrave 2003 [G] |
